CVE-2021-3101

Hotdog Container Escape

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 19, 2022 at 10:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:04 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsHotdogHotdog

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

Hotdog, prior to v1.0.1, did not mimic the capabilities or the SELinux label of the target JVM process. This would allow a container to gain full privileges on the host, bypassing restrictions set on the container.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.0.1
Affected range stops below 1.0.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.0.1
Affected range stops below 1.0.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

8.8HIGHpalo_alto
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-250CWE-269

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